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Food & Recipes -
Spring & Easter Recipes
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Shrove Tuesday (21st February 2012) the last day before Lent begins, is the day when you are supposed to use up the things you are going to be doing without over Lent i.e. Flour, Butter, Eggs, etc hence the tradition of making Pancakes. This is a firm favourite in many households and yet many people miss out because they don't have a reliable recipe or have diet restrictions that prohibit eggs, cholesteral, fat or carbohydrates however with these recipes you may find that you too can enjoy this wonderful treat.
5 oz plain flour 1 tsp white sugar 1/4 tsp salt 3 eggs 1 pint milk 2 tbsps butter, melted Sift together flour, sugar and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, beat eggs and milk together with an electric mixer. Beat in flour mixture until smooth; stir in melted butter. Heat a lightly oiled frying pan over medium high heat. Pour 2 tablespoons of batter into the pan for each crepe. Tip and rotate pan to spread batter as thinly as possible. Brown on both sides and serve hot. 120ml skim milk 160ml water 2oz butter, melted 2 tbsp vanilla extract 5oz plain flour 1 tbsp white sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 tbsp vegetable oil In a medium bowl, mix together milk, water, melted butter, and vanilla extract. In a small bowl, thoroughly mix flour, sugar, and salt. Whisk flour mixture into milk mixture until batter is smooth. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours. Warm a medium frying pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with a small amount of vegetable oil and pour in about 2 tbsps of batter. Swirl pan to allow batter to spread out thinly. Cook until edges are crispy and golden, then flip to cook other side until lightly browned. Repeat with remaining batter. 5 oz plain flour 1 tbsp sugar 2 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 1 beaten egg 180 ml milk 2 oz margerine melted In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix the egg, milk and margarine, stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Pour batter by the ladleful onto a greased hot frying pan. Turn when bubbles form on top of pancakes; cook until the second side is golden brown. 5 oz plain flour 3 tbsp sugar 1½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp bicarb. of soda 235 ml buttermilk 60 ml vegetable oil 1 tsp vanilla extract 3 egg whites In a bowl, combine the first four ingredients. In another bowl, combine buttermilk, oil and vanilla; add to dry ingredients. In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into batter. Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a hot griddle coated with nonstick cooking spray. Turn when bubbles form on top of pancakes. Cook until second side is lightly browned. 1 pot of syn free yogurt (either vanilla or pear work well) 30g Porridge Oats (Healthy Extra B) 2 tbsp sweetener 2 eggs FryLight (butter or olive oil) In a bowl, combine the yogurt and porridge then refridgerate for 6-8 hours. Add the eggs and sweetener and mix thoroughly. Heat a small frying pan with FryLight then add a tablespoon of the mixture and spread out to a 2" circle. Cook the first side then flip over and cook the other side. Serve with fresh fruit and more yogurt.
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